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As a global market leader with numerous subsidiaries and distributors, Miltenyi Biotec is
committed to providing our customers around the world with the highest quality products.
In addition to direct selling in more than 20 countries in North America, Europe and
Asia/Pacific, Miltenyi Biotec also provides support for our customers through an
extensive distributor network covering dozens of additional countries.

As a global market leader with numerous subsidiaries and distributors, Miltenyi Biotec is
committed to providing our customers around the world with the highest quality products.
In addition to direct selling in more than 20 countries in North America, Europe and
Asia/Pacific, Miltenyi Biotec also provides support for our customers through an
extensive distributor network covering dozens of additional countries.

cell culture processing. No animal- or human-derived materials were used for the manufacture of this product, unless otherwise stated in the respective Certificate of Origin. The product is lyophilized without carrier protein or preservatives.

Disclaimer

MACS GMP Products are for research use and

ex vivo

cell culture processing only, and are not intended for human

in vivo

applications. For regulatory status in the USA, please contact your local representative.

Background information

IL-6 is mainly produced by monocytes and macrophages, but as well by fibroblasts or endothelial cells. IL-6 is one of the most important mediators of fever and of the acute phase response. IL-6 induces the terminal maturation of a tivated B cells into plasma cells, and in combination with other factors like IL-2 and IFN-γ it also affects cytotoxic T lymphocytes.

Applications

MACS GMP Recombinant Human IL-6 can be used for a variety of applications, including the

ex vivo

generation of human dendritic cells from enriched CD14

+

monocytes.

2–4

Quality statement

MACS GMP Products are manufactured and tested under a quality management system (ISO 13485) and are in compliance with relevant GMP guidelines. They are designed following the recommendations of USP <1043> on ancillary materials.

Biological activity

The specific activity is determined by proliferation assay according to Gaines-Das and Poole

1

using B9 hybridoma cells provided by the German Resource Centre for Biological Material (DSMZ). The proliferation assay was calibrated with the international standard for human IL-6 (NIBSC code 89/548) provided by the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control.